elections

An election worker at a poling station in Miami during last month's election there. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging election officials, whose own staffers are coming sick with the virus.

Politics & Government

Already Under Strain, Election Offices Falter As Pandemic Worsens

3:50pm April 06, 2020

by Pam Fessler

Full-time election workers in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC have fallen will with COVID-19 all while trying to make plans for carrying out upcoming elections under challenging conditions.

Workers are seen outside a city building in Milwaukee, which set up drive-up early voting for the state's April 7 election in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Amid Pandemic, Wisconsin Governor Seeks To Suspend In-Person Voting

2:25pm April 06, 2020

by Laurel White

Despite the pandemic, the state was set to forge ahead with its election on Tuesday. The governor is seeking an 11th-hour suspension of voting.

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In this image from video provided by the Biden for President campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual press briefing Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Biden: The Democratic Convention May Need To Be A Virtual Event This Year

12:59pm April 05, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The party's nominating convention had already been delayed a month, with a possible format change.

National

Wisconsin's Moves Ahead With Tuesday Primary As Campaigns And Polls Adapt

8:00am April 05, 2020

by Maayan Silver

In this swing state, the outbreak is forcing political parties to retool their get-out-the-vote efforts, and making some conservatives reconsider absentee voting.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced that he was suspending his campaign in March. His former staffers say they were promised jobs through the general election, even if he was not the nominee.

Politics & Government

'Mike Borrowed My Credibility And Abused It': Fired Bloomberg Campaign Workers Speak

2:04pm April 03, 2020

by Juana Summers

Mike Bloomberg's presidential bid didn't last long, but he promised staffers jobs through November. Now some who were abruptly laid off during a pandemic are detailing how they say they were misled.

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Health care professionals prepare to screen people for the coronavirus at a testing site in Phoenix, Arizona.

FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita — It's Not

9:54pm April 02, 2020

During his briefing with the coronavirus task force on Thursday, President Trump once again inaccurately described the per capita testing within the United States.

Early voters cast their ballots at last month in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin Primary To Go On But Absentee Voting Extended, Federal Judge Rules

6:16pm April 02, 2020

by Brett Neely

While limited in-person voting will take place on April 7, absentee ballots won't be due to election offices until April 13.

The floor of the Fiserv Forum is seen during a January media walkthrough ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The convention has been pushed back a month, to mid-August.

Politics & Government

Democratic National Convention Pushed Back A Month, And The Format May Change

1:20pm April 02, 2020

by Scott Detrow

Originally set for July, the convention has been rescheduled for mid-August in Milwaukee because of the coronavirus.

President Trump has not been able to hold campaign rallies since this one in Charlotte, N.C., on March 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Politics & Government

His Signature Rallies Are Off, So Here's How Trump's Campaign Has Moved Online

11:59am April 02, 2020

by Tamara Keith

Rallies at which President Trump would tout a booming economy were to be central to his 2020 reelection campaign. The coronavirus has changed everything.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Wednesday.

FACT CHECK: Defense Chief Exaggerates Criticism Of Military In Fighting Coronavirus

11:39pm April 01, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

In describing the steps the military is taking to confront the pandemic, Defense Secretary Mark Esper claimed some are calling for the entire U.S. military to cease operations. But that's not true.